Empowering Children ∙ Supporting Families ∙ Building Communities

Scholarships

DAYS Long Beach is honored to help make post secondary education a reality for many local areas students through our Reverend Jerald R. Stinson Scholarship Award. This annual award, started in 2014, is awarded to local high school seniors and college students that are making a difference by giving back and supporting the community through programs and services offered by DAYS Long Beach.

The Reverend Jerald R. Stinson Scholarship was established in honor of his contributions to expand and promote the mission of the DAYS Long Beach program. Through his words, actions, and vision, he has held a light to guide us as we found our way on our new and expanded course. He has been instrumental in introducing DAYS Long Beach to organizations that share our vision of Empowering Children, Supporting Families and Building Communities. He has inspired so many of us to demand more of ourselves and each other and to push the children we are charged to help and care for to a greater sense of responsibility for themselves and each other. Ten percent of all DAYS Long Beach net fundraising income is designated to the scholarship fund.

Award Criteria

​The Reverend Jerald R. Stinson Scholarship is available to any college or trade/technical school student at any level. Qualities to be considered by the Scholarship Committee include: academic/career goals, financial need, and/or community service. Higher acceptance criteria is given to individuals who have participated, as a camper, counselor or volunteer, in DAYS Long Beach program. Most scholarship recipients are involved in many different aspects of the DAYS Long Beach organization. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments.

​Meet the 2015 Reverend Jerald R. Stinson ​Scholarship Recipients

Jose Garcia – graduated from Cabrillo High School in 2015; he is a volunteer with the summer camp of DAYS LB, is involved in Leaders Long Beach and was part of the summer camp 2015 staff. This fall, he started Fullerton College, majoring in computer science. (pictured)

Ivan Lopez – graduated from Cabrillo High School in 2010 and has been involved with DAYS LB since middle school. He recently transferred to Cal State San Francisco, majoring in business administration.

Estefanie Rodriguez – graduated from Wilson High School in 2014; she is starting her sophomore year at UC Santa Cruz with a double major in economics and psychology. She has been with DAYS LB since 2012, first as a volunteer and the last two summers as a teacher. (pictured)

Sophia Dao – graduated from LB Polytechnic High School in 2008; currently attending Cal State Long Beach and working on her teaching credential, she came to DAYS LB through Dr. Paul Boyd-Batstone.

Ixchel Galicia – graduated from Millikan High School in 2015; she began her involvement with DAYS/LB as a volunteer and this past summer as DAYS staff. She is starting her first year at Cal State LB majoring Criminal Justice. (pictured)

Jessica Ortega Salazar – graduated from Millikan High School in 2015, she is attending LB City College majoring in Nursing. She is a former DAYS LB camper, moved on to be a volunteer, is involved in Leaders Long Beach, and this past summer was part of camp staff. (pictured)